To while away the idle hours, seated the livelong day before the inkslab, by jotting down without order or purpose whatever trifling thoughts pass through my mind, verily this is a queer and crazy thing to do!
つれ〲なるまゝに〔退屈なので〕、日ぐらし〔終日〕硯に向ひて、心に移り行くよしなしごと〔つまらぬ事、らちもない事〕を、そこはかとなく〔とりとめもなく〕書きつくれば、怪しうこそ物狂ほしけれ〔妙に變な気持がする〕。
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